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Driving on Kauai is generally slower than on the mainland, thank goodness. The major highways are two-lane roads except for a few stretches near Lihue, the county seat. The speed limit is as high as 50 miles an hour on some stretches, but they are exceptions. Count on an average speed of 30 miles an hour around the island. Look out for morning and evening traffic jams around Lihue. Driving time can make serious inroads in your hiking time.

Hiking

Road maps are useless for hiking trails. For trail maps, I recommend the maps in this book and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) 7½’ series of topographic (“topo”) maps for Kauai. Topos show elevation details as well as roads and trails. However, topos are not updated as often as you’d like. That’s why you should use them in conjunction with the maps in this book and maps from the agencies in charge of the island’s hiking areas, the Division of State Parks, Kauai District, and the Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Kauai District. If you do not write for the latter in advance, you will need to go into Lihue to get them. See their addresses in “Permits” in this book.